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You Tell Me: Will Rosie O’Donnell Get Her ‘View’ Contract Renewed?

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Daytime talk diva Rosie O’Donnell is up for contract renewals with “The View” very soon.  With all the hubbub & bashing about Donald Trump & all around mischief, we’re all wondering if the comedian will be re-signed or for that matter, if Rosie even wants to come back to the show.

According to Page Six, 44-year-old O’Donnell is talking about doing “The View” for just one more year before launching her own talk show in 2008.  But is there going to be many people lining up for that kind of news?  You tell me.

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Courtney Love to Replace Paula Abdul on ‘American Idol’?

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courtney-love-paula-abdul-american-idol-1-31-07.jpgSomehow I just can’t even begin to digest that Courtney Love might replace Paula Abdul on American Idol.  Talk about insulting.  And if we’re really concerned about erratic behavior on TV, why on earth would you go with unstable Love? 

According to Us Weekly, Courtney Love has revealed that American Idol has called her to join the gang.  So it’s apparently going to be a Simon, Paula, Randy & Courtney team?  Or are we just booting Paula from the get-go?

Love tells Us that Idol‘s executive producer Nigel Lythgoe phoned her office last week to see if she’d be interested in the gig. 

“He called,” Love reveals.

“He was wondering if I was interested. I thought it was kind of weird but brilliant.”

The scoop from a FOX insider is that Lythgoe was thinking of having Courtney “replace Paula.”

Hmmmm.  Sounds mighty suspicious.  I wonder what Paula makes of this whole gossip leak.  I guess she’s pretty much comatose until showtime anyway.

You tell me- Can you see Courtney Love replacing Paula Abdul?

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Rosie O’Donnell & Barbara Walters Call Donald Trump ‘Pathetic’

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rosie-odonnell-barbara-walters-donald-trump-view-show-1-11-07.jpgNo matter where you fall on this whole Rosie O’Donnell, Barbara Walters & Donald Trump circle of hell, it’s all been quite interesting, eh?  And Wednesday’s episode of The View was certainly no different.  77-year-old Walters & 44-year-old O’Donnell both fired back at the Trumpster yesterday & even went so far as to engage in a very awkward high-five.    

Walters showed her support for Rosie after 60-year-old Trump faxed a nasty letter to O’Donnell Tuesday (see previous post here).  In the letter, the real estate tycoon called the comedian “very self-destructive” & called Walters a liar.  Well, isn’t that the pot calling the kettle black?

Take a look at Wednesday’s transcript below.

Rosie: Well — he’s at it again. [laughter] How about that Barbara? You OK?

Walters: I’m OK, darling. You OK?

Rosie: I’m OK, too. We both OK? What can you say about that guy?

Walters: That poor, pathetic man.

Rosie: Yes! [cheers and applause] Sister-friend, give me a high-five!

Walters: He just can’t let go. But we’re moving on.

Rosie: The man is obsessed with me. And I’m happy to say, his show tanked. [raises the roof to cheers and applause]

Make sure to check out the TMZ video of the show here.  How hilarious.  You know, these people are just way too old to be acting like children, but that’s TV I guess.

So, who’s side are you on?  Are you with Rosie, Barbara or Donald? I’m too confused to remember who I was for….

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The Heat is On for Rosie O’Donnell, Barbara Walters & Donald Trump

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Rosie O’Donnell & Barbara Walters apparently did some good acting Monday for Rosie’s first day back from vacation.  But according to Us Weekly, O’Donnell & Walters had a bit of a throw down before the show in the makeup room where Rosie called Barbara a liarpants. 

Apparently when Barb was trying to give Rosie a welcome back hug, the Rose recoiled & yelled, “You kept me in the newspapers this whole time!…You didn’t call me for 10 goddamn days, and you didn’t tell me what you were going to say on television!”

While this was going on, the producer of The View, Bill Geddie, entered the room & told Rosie, “You’ve crossed the line.”

To which O’Donnell replied, “Cameras are now outside of my house where my wife and kids are.”

The history, as you know, goes back to last month when Rosie called Donald Trump a “snake-oil salesman” on the show after Trump went on a rampage about Rosie, calling her a “loser” & “pigface”.  Oucharoo.  Trump also revealed that Walters had confided in him, saying that she regretted hiring O’Donnell as a cohost for The View.  Even more oucharoo. 

Barbara had to respond to all these remarks, so she carefully worded a response, “I’m sorry there is friction between Donald and Rosie. That said, I do not regret for one moment my choice to hire Rosie O’Donnell as the moderator of The View.”

By the end of the makeup room quarrel, the claws were out, with Rosie telling Barb,”You went all around this and never called [Trump] a liar. You never said, ‘Donald is lying.’ You never called him a liar.”

While Walters tried to defend herself, the Rose railroaded her & said, “Are you looking me in the face and denying you didn’t tell him you didn’t say this? You’re a [bleeping] liar.”

A rep for both Rosie & Barbara released the following statement, “Whatever happened in the hair and makeup room was hardly a squabble. It’s business as usual, everyone has moved on.”

Yeah right.  I think Rosie’s going to need the biggest & nicest fruit basket there is to get over this one.

What do you think- Is Rosie O’Donnell in the right to be furious as Barbara Walters over this whole comb–over Donald Trump thing?

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Models Tyler Denk & James Branaman Win ‘The Amazing Race’

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tyler-denk-james-branaman-amazing-race-winners-12-11-06.jpgWell, the 10th Amazing Race has come & gone.  And the models have taken gold.  Sunday night models & former addicts Tyler Denk & James Branaman won The Amazing Race and took home a $1 million cash prize.

Denk & Branaman took first over 31-year-old bartender Rob Diaz & 28-year-old girlfriend Kimberly Chabolla who took second.  I have to say I was disappointed that school teacher Lyn Turk & program analyst Karlyn Harris came in last place, all due to not being able to get on a flight from Paris to New York.  Poor kids.

But it looks like BFF Denk & Branaman now have some time on their hands to think about what they want to do with their $1 million.

What do you think- What would you do if you had won The Amazing Race?

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